Gabriel Blewett (1799-1870)
Personal details
Relationships
Wife:
Children:
Marriage date:
3 May 1824
Notes:
Possibly, given the surname James (Ruth's mother's maiden name) Melchisedec James, a witness to Gabriel and Ruth's marriage, was related to Ruth Waters.
Family
Baptism
Date:
1 April 1799
Place:
References:
England & Wales Census 1841
Date:
6 June 1841
England & Wales Census 1851
Date:
30 March 1851
Farewell tea meeting
Date:
25 July 1853
Emigration
Date:
21 August 1853
Notes:
Gabriel Blewett and his sons John and Gabriel embarked on the Mobile from Liverpool as unassisted immigrants. Departure date: 'Shipping Intelligence', The Argus, 17 November 1853, p.4.
Immigration
Date:
16 November 1853
Notes:
Arrival date: 'Shipping Intelligence', The Argus, 17 November 1853, p.4.
References:
Ratepayer mystery
Date:
1858
Notes:
An Edward Blewett was listed as ratepayer and owner of a property in King William Street Fitzroy in 1858. This Edward Blewett and Gabriel Blewett (unclear whether Gabriel senior or his son) were listed as ratepayers on a property in King William Street Fitzroy for which Edward Blewett was still listed as the owner in 1859. This predates Edward Blewett's apparent arrival in Australia in late 1859, and begs the question, did he arrive in Melbourne before his father and brothers (in 1853, at the age of 16 or 17 - feasible?), and perhaps return to England before the 1859 voyage with his mother and sister. I have no evidence (yet) for this possibility. Or for reasons unknown perhaps the Blewetts in Melbourne registered a house in the name of their absent youngest son/brother. In 1860 and 1861 Gabriel Blewett was listed as the ratepayer and owner of the same property. The 1861 record notes the property's number as 63. It is the same property in all four records for 1858-1861, as the neighbouring property in the same records is owned by John Levy.
Could this Edward Blewett be another related Blewett? Perhaps a brother of the elder Gabriel? Longshot.
Could this Edward Blewett be another related Blewett? Perhaps a brother of the elder Gabriel? Longshot.
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Death
Date:
14 May 1870
Notable place:
Notes:
Cause of death - Pott's fracture, gangrene, amputation
Funeral
Date:
17 May 1870
Place:
References:
Probate
Date:
8 September 1870
References:
Blewett grave, Melbourne General Cemetery
Helen Morgan, 17 May 2017
Notice to Build No.357 - Blewett Lanyon Builders for Levy, 1854
Public Record Office Victoria, VPRS 9288, No.357
Notice to Build No.570 - Gabriel Blewett Builders for Wesleyan Chapel Trustees, 1855
Public Record Office Victoria, VPRS 9288, No.570
Funeral notice, Gabriel Blewett 1870
The Argus, 17 May 1870, p.8